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Arkansas Code Title 26. Taxation § 26-57-1304. Requirement for agent for service of process

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a)(1)(A) As a condition precedent to having its brand families included or retained in the directory maintained by the Attorney General under § 26-57-1303(b), a nonresident or foreign nonparticipating manufacturer that has not registered to do business in the state as a foreign corporation or business entity shall appoint and continually engage without interruption the services of an agent in this state to act as agent for the service of process on whom all process and any action or proceeding against it concerning or arising out of the enforcement of this subchapter and §§ 26-57-260 and 26-57-261 may be served in any manner authorized by law.

(B)(i) As an additional condition precedent to having its brand families included or retained in the directory described in § 26-57-1303(b), a nonparticipating manufacturer located outside of the United States shall cause each of its importers into the United States of each of its brand families to be sold in the state to appoint and continually engage without interruption the services of an agent in this state in accordance with this section.

(ii) The obligations of a nonparticipating manufacturer imposed by this section with respect to appointment of an agent also apply to an importer with respect to the appointment of an agent.

(2) The service shall constitute legal and valid service of process on the nonparticipating manufacturer.

(3) The nonparticipating manufacturer shall provide the name, address, phone number, and proof of the appointment and availability of the agent to and to the satisfaction of the Attorney General.

(b)(1) The nonparticipating manufacturer shall provide notice to the Attorney General thirty (30) calendar days before the termination of the authority of an agent and shall provide proof to the satisfaction of the Attorney General of the appointment of a new agent no less than five (5) calendar days before the termination of an existing agent appointment.

(2) If an agent terminates an agency appointment, the nonparticipating manufacturer shall notify the Attorney General of the termination within five (5) calendar days and shall include proof to the satisfaction of the Attorney General of the appointment of a new agent.

(c)(1) Any nonparticipating manufacturer whose cigarettes are sold in this state or who has funds deposited under §§ 26-57-260 and 26-57-261, and who has not appointed and engaged an agent as required by this subchapter shall be deemed to have appointed the Secretary of State as the agent and may be proceeded against in courts of this state by service of process upon the Secretary of State.

(2) However, the appointment of the Secretary of State as the agent shall not satisfy the condition precedent for having the brand families of the nonparticipating manufacturer included or retained in the directory maintained by the Attorney General pursuant to § 26-57-1303(b).

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